Oh, Jeremy: Politics goes pop at ‘wokest-ever’ Glasto
The Labour leader's name – sung to the White Stripes' 'Seven Nation Army' – was the unofficial anthem of the most politically charged Glastonbury in years
News By | 26 June 2017
If you’re reading this, chances are you already know that last weekend saw 135,000 people descend on Worthy Farm in Somerset for the return of the world’s largest greenfield music event, Glastonbury Festival.
Aside from the big names in contemporary music and performing arts that have, since the early ’80s, been the festival’s trademark, Glastonbury 2017 served up a slate of distinctly political programming – ‘Was this the wokest Glastonbury ever?’, asks The Guardian’s Hadley Freeman; ‘staying woke’ meaning being aware of, or acting on, perceived social injustice – with the buzz around Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn arguably eclipsing that of musical headliners Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran.
Writes Alexis Petridis:
Politicians have been turning up to Glastonbury for years, but this year…
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